Former Newcastle United striker Paul Robinson believes that Pavel Srnicek would have been proud of the display served up by his former team-mates in a memorial game played at Dunston over the weekend.

Over 1,000 fans turned out to show their respect for the Czech legend as a Newcastle XI ran out 13-6 winners at UTS Stadium.

Robinson grabbed four goals in the game and afterwards told the Chronicle: “It was a great day for Pav. And there was a great turn out for him.

“I think fans will have enjoyed the game and there plenty of goals flying in. It was also good to be back with some old Newcastle team-mates as the camaraderie is still there around the lads.”

Robinson played for Newcastle during the Ruud Gullit era and was once picked ahead of Alan Shearer in what proved to be the Dutchman’s last game in charge in a 2-1 home loss to Sunderland.

However, his time at United unfolded at a time when the club’s reserve and youth team ranks were affected by Kevin Keegan’s decision to scrap the second string which meant there was a knock-on effect in the subsequent years on Tyneside.